The Village Nursery Ltd
GoodBirth to 8+Open for decades
A day nursery in Rossendale for children from birth to 8+, open 07:30 to 18:00, 5 days a week. They do not publish prices, so that is the first thing to ask. Rated Good by Ofsted in June 2024. Open since 2008, with 41 places.
What you might pay
This setting does not publish its fees, and no national dataset holds them. This is what childcare costs across the council, as a starting point for the call.
What childcare usually costs in Lancashire
This is not this setting's price. It is the median hourly fee across all providers in Lancashire from the Department for Education's 2025 provider survey. No national data holds what an individual nursery charges, so ring and ask.
Places, hours and the day
Who they take, when they are open, and what a day there includes.
Where it is
BB4 4JAWhat the inspector found
One grade is one visit. A run of them tells you whether it has been good for years or has only just got there.
Ofsted inspector, 19 June 2024 · read the full report
What it is like to attend
Children are happy and make good progress in this welcoming nursery. Babies have the confidence to explore the room freely, secure in the knowledge that their trusted key worker is next to them. Children enjoy stories and songs throughout the day, which provide excellent opportunities for improving their speech and language. Staff are caring and ensure children are safe through safe sleeping practice and ensuring dietary requirements are met.
Staff nurture close relationships with families. Children enjoy sharing what they have been doing at home and staff plan further learning based on children's experiences. For example, when children help family members lay bricks for a home extension, children learn to build their own walls in a construction area. Staff are enthusiastic and plan a wide range of engaging activities to deliver the broad curriculum. As a result, all children make good progress.
Staff follow children's interests and extend their learning and children become engrossed in activities, showing high levels of concentration. Staff promote high expectations of behaviour that leads to a harmonious environment, where children work together to achieve their goals. For example, children build tracks for water to run down, taking turns with jugs and carrying heavy buckets together.
What Ofsted told them to improve
To further improve the quality of the early years provision, the provider should:
- ensure the leader's support for staff is sharply focused on improving practice and subject knowledge.
- 19 June 2024Good
- 10 July 2018Outstanding
- 3 July 2014Good
Rated Good or Outstanding at 3 of the last 3 graded inspections.
Still missing for The Village Nursery Ltd
- What it costs
- Funded hours
- Youngest age taken
- Meals
- Nappies
- Waiting list
No dataset holds any of this. Two parents telling us the same thing puts it on the page for whoever looks next.
What to ask them
None of this is in any national dataset and this setting has not published it, which is exactly why it is worth asking.
- What does it cost, all in? What is on top: meals, nappies, late pick-up, and what happens if you are late.
- Can I use my funded hours here? Whether they stretch them over the year, and the minimum days you have to book.
- Is there a place for my child's age? Baby rooms fill first and waiting lists are common.
- Who would my child's key person be? And how long have the staff been there. No dataset holds this and it matters more than anything above.
- Can I visit at a busy time? Mid-morning on a weekday tells you far more than an empty room after hours.
Day nurseries within a couple of miles
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